Thursday, July 27, 2017

2 Broke Girls (updated Dec 7, 2020 Monday)

A show for adults with a great sense humor.  I really mean adults.  They talk about sex a lot and well we see people doing stuff here and there.  There isn't nudity.  Oh, well you do see skin every so often but no parts......Oh wait I have the internet........(15 minutes later).    Aw.....you waited....  It's a great show if your over 18 and aren't a prude.

I can't believe the show is done. 






There are DVD sets so you can relive the best moments over and over again.

This show will be remembered forever and will be studied by all.

There are probably prudes out there who would call this show porn but Mr Bean being naked is called pg-13.

The Big Bang Theory has similar sexual contents and the same prudes watch it.  Two and a Half Men has lots of sexual content but the prudes gather up their dollar bills and crowd around the tv to see who gets naked first.

You can't find a show that doesn't have sexual content, at least adult shows and show for youth.

Disney has sexual content but we are told the kids won't understand it so it's okay.

2 Broke Girls was a great show to watch and will always be.





Oleg get away from Han!!!!!  In case you missed it.....I didn't get into it but Han is the diner's owner.  He's the little oriental guy.

Okay so here are the facts sprinkled with my genius humor or humor..... I'm Canadian.  So sue me....  It probably won't happen......but please don't.  I make minimum wage.....Wait... My butler is whispering to me.... I mean my dog.....That's not a dog.....Is that a small raccoon?   It might be a squirrel.....If's got soft fur..... You like being cute don't you?......  I really like this white stripe.......Okay, let's review ..... raccoons aren't friendly.  Squirrels can be approachable but mostly not.....but skunks spook easily.  I'm trying to stay still.  I think he figured I'm not going to pet him more....or is it a she?....I'm not checking......I hope I have tomato sauce and a tub I don't hate soaking in.......Okay, it's waddling away.  So cute......The tail is going up......no it went down....our eyes meet.  Okay I'm going to pet it again.    He likes it....she?  Anyway I'm gonna stop and sit back.  Again it waddles away and stops to look back.  He....She.... might be back.  That might be nice but dangerous.  Okay the skunk.....the cute skunk is gone.

So here are the facts about 2 Broke Girls.  It is on tv again in reruns.  I'm trying to watch each episode at least once.  ......  I'll be honest .... I don't use the pause button too much but I do use it.





2 BROKE GIRLS

2 Broke Girls

Genre:  Sitcom


Created by

Michael Patrick King
Whitney Cummings


Starring

Kat Dennings
Beth Behrs
Garrett Morris
Jonathan Kite
Matthew Moy
Jennifer Coolidge





Theme music composer:  Peter Bjorn and John

Opening theme:  "Second Chance"

Country of origin:  United States

Original language:  English

No. of seasons:  6

No. of episodes:  138 (list of episodes)


Production

Executive producers

Michael Patrick King
Whitney Cummings
Michelle Nader
Liz Astrof





Cinematography

Chris La Fountaine
Gary Baum
Joseph W. Calloway


Editors

Darryl Bates
Ben Bosse
Peter Chakos




Camera setup:  Multi-camera

Running time:  21–22 minutes


Production companies

Michael Patrick King Productions
Warner Bros. Television


Distributor:  Warner Bros. Television Distribution


Release

Original network:  CBS

Picture format:  HDTV 1080i

Audio format:  Dolby Digital 5.1

Original release:  September 19, 2011 – April 17, 2017





2 Broke Girls (stylized 2 Broke Girl$) is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 19, 2011, to April 17, 2017. The series was produced for Warner Bros. Television and created by Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings. Set in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, the show's plot follows the lives of friends Max Black (Kat Dennings) and Caroline Channing (Beth Behrs). Whereas Caroline was raised as the daughter of a billionaire, Max grew up in poverty, resulting in differing perspectives on life, although together they work in a local diner while attempting to raise funds to start a cupcake business.

Since its debut, the series has received a polarized response from critics and audiences alike. The on-screen chemistry between the two lead characters has been praised, while others have condemned the show's reliance on sexualized humor and stereotypes. It was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards, winning in 2012 for its art direction. During the course of the series, 138 episodes of 2 Broke Girls aired over six seasons.

On May 12, 2017, CBS cancelled the series after six seasons.


These two girls were chosen to star in a Bollywood version of 2 Broke Girls (Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif)

Contents
Synopsis
Cast
Main
Recurring
Special guest stars
Production
Development and casting
Filming
Timeslot change
Cancellation
Episodes
Broadcast
Reception
Ratings
Awards and nominations
Syndication
Home media


Synopsis


Main article

The series chronicles the lives of two waitresses in their mid-20s (at the start of the series): Max Black (Kat Dennings), the child of a poor working-class mother and an unknown father, and Caroline Channing (Beth Behrs), who was born rich but is now disgraced and penniless because her father, Martin Channing, got caught operating a Bernard Madoff-esque Ponzi scheme. The two work together at a Brooklyn diner, soon becoming roommates and friends while building toward their dream of one day opening a cupcake shop. Among those working with them at the restaurant are their boss, Han Lee (Matthew Moy); Oleg (Jonathan Kite), an upbeat but perverted Ukrainian cook; and Earl (Garrett Morris), a 75-year-old cashier. Also featured starting late in the first season is their neighbor and part-time boss Sophie (Jennifer Coolidge), a Polish immigrant who runs the house-cleaning company Sophie's Choice.

During most of the first season, Max is also a part-time nanny for the twin babies of Peach Landis (Brooke Lyons), who during the season adopts Caroline's horse Chestnut. At the end of each episode, a tally shows how much they have made toward their goal of $250,000. Early in the second season, Sophie lends the girls $20,000, which is enough for them to start their business. However, the business fails, and in the 18th episode, they are forced to give up the lease of their cupcake shop with just enough money to pay off Sophie's loan, resetting the end of episode tally to $1.

During the third season, the girls reopen the business in the back room of the diner, using the window as a walk-up window. Max also enrolls in, and Caroline goes to work for, the Manhattan School of Pastry, where Max finds a love interest, Deke, marking the first time in the series that Max gets emotional for a man. Caroline has a brief affair with the Pastry School Head Chef Nicholas, which eventually leads to Nicholas closing down the school and moving back to France with his wife. They also attempt to get Deke's parents to invest in the pastry school, planning to run it by themselves, but do not succeed.

During season four, the girls start their cupcake T-shirt business, which succeeds briefly before going into the red. Max and Caroline end up in an elite-class pastry shop called "The High" to make more money to return the loan they took for their business. In the end of season four, Oleg and Sophie get married, with the girls realizing they have their own business to worry about and their own dream to work towards, which leads to them quitting "The High" and coming back to their business.

In season five, Caroline sells her life story to a film producer for $250,000. She uses most of the money to expand their old cupcake space into the adjacent pizza shop, converting it into a dessert bar. The remaining $30,000 is used to purchase part ownership of the diner to help Han pay off his debts from gambling on women's tennis. While in Hollywood with Caroline consulting on her life story script, Max meets her second major love interest in the series, a Los Angeles-based "lawyer to the stars" named Randy. Meanwhile, despite her advancing age, Sophie becomes pregnant with Oleg's child.

Season six has Sophie and Oleg welcoming their baby daughter Barbara to the world. Randy returns to briefly continue his relationship with Max, but it does not work out. Randy wants Max to move to California, but Max, publicly acknowledging her strong friendship with Caroline for the first time, says she cannot do so because she has important people in her life now. Meanwhile, Caroline meets Bobby, a contractor who rebuilds the dessert bar after a storm, and the two start a relationship. By the end of the season, the movie about Caroline's life has been made (albeit with some "creative license" changes), but Caroline destroys a $10,000 on-loan dress at the premiere, which wipes out the girls' savings and returns them to "broke" status. Randy comes back to New York, this time permanently, and proposes to Max, who accepts. The series ends at this point, as 2 Broke Girls was unexpectedly cancelled by the network without allowing the creative team to resolve the show's continuing plotlines.



Cast

Main

Kat Dennings as Maxine "Max" George Black, one of the waitresses at the Williamsburg Diner. She is a poor working-class girl who had a rough childhood in Hope, Rhode Island, and an equally rough adult life, driven by both poverty and being raised by a mother who was usually absent and dangerously incompetent when she was around. (It is implied that her mother was a drug addict). Han initially allowed her to sell homemade cupcakes in the diner, which led to her going forward with Caroline's idea to go into the cupcake business. Max is street-smart, tends to deliver insults with a smile, and often pokes fun at her own promiscuity, large breasts, and indulgence in marijuana. She always wears knee-high brown leather boots and a name tag while waitressing. Her large breast size is widely brought up in the show. She is co-godmothers with Caroline to Barbara Kaczyński-Golishevsky.

Beth Behrs as Caroline Wesbox Channing, a waitress at the Williamsburg Diner. She is a tall, blonde, formerly rich high-society girl and University of Pennsylvania Wharton graduate who lost all of her money when her father was arrested and thrown in jail for a Ponzi scheme. She is forced to start over and becomes Max's co-worker, roommate, and eventual best friend. She comes up with the idea of starting a cupcake business with Max. Despite being spoiled since birth and then losing her money, Caroline is kind and optimistic, though high-maintenance at times. She is sometimes very dimwitted. Caroline always wears large pearl necklaces with her waitress uniform, as well as high-heeled shoes and a metal, silver hook around her waist. Unlike Max, she does not wear a name tag with her waitress uniform. Her small breast side is sometimes brought in the show, but not as often as Max's being well-endowed is. She is co-godmothers with Max to Barbara Kaczyński-Golishevesky.

Garrett Morris as Earl Washington, the elderly cashier who has worked at the Williamsburg Diner since 1962, or 1989, and a former jazz musician with a love of marijuana and gambling. Max is very close to him, and frequently says that she wishes he was her father. By season six, Earl is starting to show signs of memory loss.

Jonathan Kite as Vanko Oleg Golishevsky, a Ukrainian cook at the Williamsburg Diner. He sexually harasses Max and Caroline constantly with inappropriate jokes, innuendo, and propositions for sex, but his behavior is benign and easily ignored (or mocked, by Max). He later develops an attraction to Sophie, and has a sex-only relationship with her. At the end of season two, Oleg cheated on Sophie, leading her to angrily break up with him off-screen before the third-season premiere. In season four, the two reconcile and get engaged and then married. In the sixth-season premiere, they have a baby daughter named Barbara Kaczyński-Golishevsky.

Matthew Moy as Han Margaret Lee, the owner of the Williamsburg Diner. He is constantly a target for jokes (mainly from Max) involving his height, his effeminate mannerisms in spite of his claims of being heterosexual, and his lack of knowledge of American culture. He is originally from South Korea and he references his parents and his home country often.

Jennifer Coolidge as Zofia "Sophie" Kaczyński (recurring, season 1; regular, seasons 2–6), a feisty blonde buxom Polish woman who owns a cleaning company, lives in the apartment above the girls, and often regales them with stories about her sex life and growing up in Communist Poland. She does not like Caroline as much as she does Max, but invests in their cupcake business in season two. She always sits in a booth that she considers her own. She was involved in a relationship with Oleg during seasons two and three, gets engaged to him in season four, marries him in the finale, and during season five becomes pregnant with their first child. In the sixth-season premiere, they have a baby girl that they name Barbara Kaczyński-Golishevsky.


Recurring

Chestnut is Caroline's horse, one of the few things she was able to keep from her old life prior to her father's business scandal. During the first season, Chestnut lived full-time in the garden of Max's apartment, until Max convinced Caroline to have Peach adopt and stable him so that he could endure the winter weather. At the end of the season, Max goes back to Peach and gets him back. In season two, the girls enlist the help of two Amish boys to convert the garden into a barn as a permanent home for Chestnut. He appears in all seasons. He is portrayed by a horse named Rocky.

Brooke Lyons as Peach Landis (season 1), a high-society mother who acts like the most clueless version of exactly that. She has two babies, Brad and Angelina (a reference to real-life actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie), whom Max babysits. Peach fired Max from that job to appease an awful friend of hers after a cupcake-catering mishap, and after she begged Max to return full-time, Max decided that she would only return in a part-time capacity. She has not been seen or heard from since, and the show has made it clear Max no longer has any association with her.

Nick Zano as Johnny (seasons 1–2), Max's on-again-off-again love interest. He told Max he broke up with Cashandra and that he was about to marry a woman he met just a week earlier, in the season-one finale. He was not seen again until the Season 2 episode "And the Big Opening," in which he and Max had sex. They both agreed that they only wanted each other when they were taken by another person. He left at the end of that episode, promising her he would see her again someday.

Ryan Hansen as "Candy" Andy (seasons 2, 5, and 6), a candy-store owner whose business was across from the cupcake store, and Caroline's love interest in season two. In season five, Andy returns to Williamsburg and invites Caroline and Max to his wedding, where he marries Romy, a hat designer. The season-six episode "And the Rock Me on the Dais" reveals Andy divorced Romy, and is also quite wealthy.

Federico Dordei as Luis (season 3), a flamboyant man who becomes the new day waiter in the third-season episode "And the Group Head". He is attracted to Oleg.

Gilles Marini as Nicolas Saintcroix (season 3), a French "master baker" who owns and teaches at the Manhattan School of Pastry; he was Caroline's love interest until she realized he is married in "And the French Kiss". His wife and he have an "open relationship" and his wife even gives Caroline permission to sleep with Nicolas, but Caroline refuses because she does not want to sleep with a married man. He later moves back to France to be with his wife, thus the Manhattan School of Pastry closes.

Mary Lynn Rajskub as Bebe (season 3), a neurotic pastry chef who works at the front desk of the Manhattan School of Pastry. She later moves to Canada, claiming that "they" have found her.

Eric André as Deacon "Deke" Bromberg (season 3), a sarcastic half-black/half-Jewish student at the pastry school who quickly becomes Max's friend, lover, and later ex-boyfriend. He is the second person to whom Max says "I love you" (the first being Caroline). Despite living in a renovated dumpster, he is later revealed to be rich, his parents owning a large elevator company. However, when he contemplates making a stand against his parents after they objected to his relationship with Max, Max drugs him so Caroline and she can push his dumpster in front of his parents' house, Max knowing that Deke would be unable to cope with being genuinely poor. In "And the Wedding Cake Cake Cake", Max reveals that she and Deke are no longer together.

Patrick Cox as John (seasons 3–4), a large, homosexual, bald man who shared a table in the pastry school classroom with Max, who nicknames him "Big Mary". They later worked together at The High.

Sandra Bernhard as Joedth (pronounced "Joe") (season 4), the lesbian owner of The High, a boutique restaurant where Max and Caroline start working.

Austin Falk as Nashit "Nash" (season 4), a handsome new waiter at The High, later hired by Han to be a dishwasher at the diner. He returns home to Ireland when his mother shows up to get him, also revealing that Nash is not yet 18.

Ed Quinn as Randy Walsh (seasons 5–6), a lawyer who becomes Max's lover while the girls are in Hollywood to discuss the film adaptation of Caroline's life story. He later breaks up their relationship before she leaves town, saying that he likes her too much and knows how long-distance relationships usually end, but he then follows her to New York and they briefly continue the relationship. He returns at the end of season six to open a permanent office in New York, and proposes to Max. She accepts.

Christopher Gorham as Bobby (season 6) is a contractor who helps rebuild the dessert bar after a storm, and soon becomes Caroline's love interest.

Kerri Kenney as Denise (season 6), Bobby's older sister.



Special guest stars

Renée Taylor as Hinda Fagel

Martha Stewart as herself

Steven Weber as Martin Channing, Caroline's father, who is currently in prison for a Ponzi scheme he masterminded.

Cedric the Entertainer as Darius, Earl's estranged son.

Caroline Aaron as Wiga, a psychic whom Caroline visits for a reading about her future love life.

2 Chainz as himself

Andy Dick as J. Petto, a puppeteer who slips on a cupcake at Max and Caroline's cupcake shop and tries to sue them over his damaged puppet. He returns in the season-six premiere to thwart the girls' attempts to obtain a liquor license.

Missi Pyle as Charity Channing, Caroline's rich and abusive aunt. She refused to give Max and Caroline a loan for their failing business, and later admitted that Caroline's claims to their parents that Charity was abusive to her (which they did not believe) were accurate.

Debra Wilson as Delores, an exhausted employee at the temporary agency where Max and Caroline worked. Her catchphrase, "Let me give you a 'for instance'", was used throughout the episode to illustrate violations to company policies.

Kym Whitley as Shirley

Piers Morgan as himself

Kyle Gass as an SFX operator

Karen Maruyama as Su-Min Lee, Han's mother

Jeff Garlin as David, Deke's father

Sheryl Lee Ralph as Genet, Deke's mother

Lindsay Lohan as Claire Guinness, a soon-to-be-bride who asks Max and Caroline to make her wedding cake but drives them crazy with her inability to make decisions.

Hal Linden as Lester. Lester is the real named tenant of Max and Caroline's apartment. He originally plans to evict them, then says he will let them stay if Max sleeps with him, and finally is conned into letting them renew their lease for several years.

Kim Kardashian West as herself

Jesse Metcalfe as Sebastian, Max's brief fling. He works as a DJ at a grocery chain and Max cannot get over how embarrassing his job is.

Valerie Harper as Nola Anderz, a regular customer at the diner who is actually a successful photographer.

Ellie Reed as Claire

Caroline Rhea as Bonnie, a randy flight attendant at the airport where the second branch of The High is located.

Martha Hunt as herself

Lily Aldridge as herself

Judith Roberts as Astrid, Caroline's grandmother who awakens from a coma with no knowledge of her family's massive money scandal.

Jackée Harry as Ruby, a jazz singer-turned-night club owner who was once involved with Earl until his drug habit drove her away.

George Hamilton as Bob

Darin Brooks as Frank, Bobby's bowling team-mate

John Michael Higgins as Elliot, Randy's therapist

Noah Mills as Robbie, Max's womanizing, alcoholic lover

Mercedes Ruehl as Olga, Oleg's Ukrainian mother

Telma Hopkins as Pilar

French Stewart as Mr. Bronsk.

Chad Michaels as a Cher impersonator

RuPaul as himself (out of drag)

Brandon Jones as Jebediah, an Amish man building Chestnut's barn

Nora Dunn as Teresa, Bobby's mother.


Had the show lasted another season, there were reports the shows producers were going to offer Cher a guest-starring spot as Max's mother.



Production

Development and casting

Even before it went to series, the then-undeveloped pilot was the subject of a bidding war, with CBS landing the deal on December 10, 2010, and ordering it to series on May 13, 2011. It was one of two shows commissioned for the 2011–12 television season for which Whitney Cummings served as producer and co-creator, the other being Whitney, which was picked up by NBC but was cancelled after two seasons.

Dennings was the first to be cast in role of Max on February 18, 2011. A week later on February 25, 2011, Behrs won an audition to land the role of Caroline, beating out other established actresses. Moy, Morris and Kite were the last three to be cast on March 16, 2011.


Filming

The series was taped in front of a live studio audience with some sweetening.


Timeslot change

The first episode aired at 9:30 pm (E/P) after Two and a Half Men on September 19, 2011, and the show moved to its regular timeslot following How I Met Your Mother on Monday nights at 8:30 pm (E/P). Production for the second season began on August 6, 2012.

For its second season 2 Broke Girls moved to 9 pm ET/PT after Two and a Half Men was moved to Thursdays, and remained there until early in its third season.

On March 27, 2013, CBS renewed 2 Broke Girls for a third season. The show was first moved back to its original timeslot, which opened when We Are Men was cancelled, and stayed there until March 24, 2014. Beginning on April 7, 2014, 2 Broke Girls moved to 8 pm to replace How I Met Your Mother following its conclusion, with the show's former timeslot given to the short-lived Friends with Better Lives.

On March 13, 2014, CBS renewed 2 Broke Girls for a fourth season. The network announced a premiere date of October 27, 2014. The move was prompted by CBS' arrangement to air Thursday Night Football for the first several weeks of the season and their subsequent decision not to postpone the season premiere of The Big Bang Theory, which occupied 2 Broke Girls' timeslot until October 20, and then returned to its normal Thursday timeslot. The fourth season consisted of 22 episodes.

On March 12, 2015, CBS renewed 2 Broke Girls for a fifth season which premiered Thursday, November 12, 2015. CBS relocated the show to Thursdays 9:30 pm ET/PT due to Supergirl taking over its previous Monday night timeslot. 2 Broke Girls had its premiere delayed again this season due to CBS airing Thursday Night Football for the first few weeks of the season. By November, regular Thursday programming resumed with The Big Bang Theory and new comedy Life in Pieces moving to Thursdays after airing on Monday nights at the beginning of the season. Mom and 2 Broke Girls then premiered the same month to form CBS' Thursday night comedy block. By midseason, CBS moved 2 Broke Girls to Wednesdays 8 pm ET/PT starting January 6, 2016 pairing it with the final season of Mike and Molly. Both comedies were slated to air for six weeks on the Wednesday 8–9 hour before going on an indefinite hiatus due to Survivor returning to that timeslot the following month. However, on February 8, 2016, CBS cancelled new comedy Angel from Hell with 2 Broke Girls replacing it and returning to its Thursday timeslot on February 18, 2016.



Cancellation

The series was canceled after six seasons on May 12, 2017. A combination of factors, including declining ratings, CBS's desire to have an ownership stake, and the network needing to clear space for three new sitcoms in the fall 2017 schedule, led to the show's demise.


Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired

1 24 September 19, 2011 May 7, 2012
2 24 September 24, 2012 May 13, 2013
3 24 September 23, 2013 May 5, 2014
4 22 October 27, 2014 May 18, 2015
5 22 November 12, 2015 May 12, 2016
6 22 October 10, 2016 April 17, 2017


Broadcast

2 Broke Girls is aired in numerous countries around the world. In Canada the series airs on City. In the United Kingdom, 2 Broke Girls airs on E4. In the Republic of Ireland, it airs on RTÉ2. In India, it airs on Star World, Comedy Central & Colors Infinity. In the Philippines, "2 Broke Girls" airs on ETC In Australia, the show airs on the Nine Network.

In New Zealand, it airs on TV2.


Reception

Dennings and Behrs at 38th People's Choice Awards. January 2012.
2 Broke Girls received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the first season holds a rating of 59%, based on 34 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs have undeniable chemistry, and although 2 Broke Girls is at times bogged down by predictable jokes, this old-fashioned odd couple sitcom is rich with laughs." On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 66 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Much of the show's criticism focused on the perceived overuse of sexually based jokes and offensive racial stereotypes. Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter said the show had potential but "squandered it away every week on cheap, predictable and unfunny jokes" and noted that many jokes were of a racist or sexual nature. New Zealand critic Chris Philpott was especially offended by the rape jokes in the first three episodes of the series, calling the series the worst new show of 2012, stating that it "displayed a lack of understanding and creativity on the part of the comedy writer." Andrew Ti, writing for Grantland.com, singled out the portrayal of Han Lee as "a fairly regressive portrayal" of the stereotypical Asian male: "a tiny, greedy, sexless man-child with infantilized speech patterns." Elliot B. Gertel at Jewish World Review similarly found that the show misrepresented Orthodox Jews in an episode. When asked about the racial stereotypes at a January 2012 press conference, Michael Patrick King said "I don't find it offensive, any of this".

Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker wrote that while the way the supporting characters are written is "so racist it is less offensive than baffling", she noted that the show has "so much potential", and compared it favorably to Cummings' other show Whitney. Positive reviews such as one from Entertainment Weekly focused on the "potential" that the series has based on the acting and chemistry between Dennings and Behrs. The series also received a B+ from The Boston Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert, who was impressed with the casting and production: "The actresses – especially the Gwen Stefani-esque Dennings – transcend their types, and the pop-savvy humor has spirit thanks to producer Michael Patrick King from Sex and the City. After the forced opening minutes, it's the best multi-cam-com of the season." Writing weekly reviews of the series, The A.V. Club editor Emily VanDerWerff hoped that the series would improve but ultimately wrote: "Most of the problems—weird story construction, stereotypical characters, bad jokes—that have bedeviled the show have been there from the very beginning, though I will certainly say they've gotten worse as the season has gone along and the show hasn't bothered to diversify its rhythms at all."

In 2015, Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said what started out as "a modern Laverne & Shirley" attracted many young people to begin with, until they "realized it was a waste of their time."

The show appeared on many critics' "Worst of The Year" lists throughout its run.


Ratings

The series premiere was watched by 19.4 million viewers after its lead-in, the first episode of Two and a Half Men without Charlie Sheen. This marked the highest rating for a fall premiere of a comedy series since Fall 2001. It scored a 7.1 rating in Adults 18–49. With DVR viewers included, the premiere rose to over 21.5 million viewers and an 8.1 in adults 18–49. The show has done well in ratings with college students and young males.


Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Outcome

2012 People's Choice Awards Favorite New TV Comedy 2 Broke Girls Won

Excellence in Production Design Award Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety or Unscripted Series Glenda Rovello, Conny Boettger and Amy Feldman Nominated

Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Breakout Performance – Female Beth Behrs Nominated

Choice TV: Comedy 2 Broke Girls Nominated

Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Glenda Rovello and Amy Feldman Won

Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Gary Baum Nominated

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Darryl Bates Nominated

Casting Society of America Announces Artios Awards Television Pilot Comedy 2 Broke Girls Nominated


2013 Excellence in Production Design Award Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety or Unscripted Series Glenda Rovello Nominated

NewNowNext Awards[ Coolest Cameo 2 Chainz Nominated

Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 11–13 Jake Elliott Nominated

Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Glenda Rovello and Amy Feldman Nominated

Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Gary Baum Nominated


2014 People's Choice Awards Favorite Network TV Comedy 2 Broke Girls Nominated

Favorite TV Gal Pals Caroline Channing (Beth Behrs) & Max Black (Kat Dennings) Nominated

Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Serie Christian La Fountaine Nominated


2015 People's Choice Awards Favorite Network TV Comedy 2 Broke Girls Nominated

Emmy Awards Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) And the Zero Tolerance"; "And the Fun Factory"; "And a Loan for Christmas" Nominated

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Darryl Bates and Ben Bosse Nominated

Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Christian La Fountaine Nominated


2016 People's Choice Awards Favorite Network TV Comedy 2 Broke Girls Nominated

Emmy Awards Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Darryl Bates Nominated


2017 Emmy Awards Chris Poulos Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series Christian La Fountaine Nominated


Syndication

On June 20, 2012, it was announced that TBS had secured the cable syndication rights to the sitcom, which began airing on September 20, 2015. The series has also been cleared on CBS and Weigel owned affiliates in 35% of the United States.

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Last Man Standing (Starring Tim Allen) ooohhh oougghh oh oh oh ahhhhhh ahhhh (picture a monkey making those sounds)

Last Man Standing (U.S. TV series)



Genre Sitcom
Created by Jack Burditt
Starring
Tim Allen
Nancy Travis
Alexandra Krosney
Molly Ephraim
Kaitlyn Dever
Christoph Sanders
Héctor Elizondo
Amanda Fuller
Flynn Morrison
Jordan Masterson[1]
Jonathan Adams[1]
Composer(s) Monte Montgomery
Carl Thiel
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 130 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Tim Allen
Becky Clements
Marty Adelstein
Richard Baker
Rick Messina
John Pasquin
Producer(s)
John Amodeo
Shawn Levy
Cinematography Donald A. Morgan
Editor(s) Pamela J. Marshall
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 21 minutes
Production company(s)
21 Laps-Adelstein Productions
Double Wide Productions/NestEgg Productions (season 1)
Mr. Big Shot Fancy-Pants Productions, Inc. (seasons 2–4)
Lyonsberry Productions (season 5–6)
20th Century Fox Television
Distributor 20th Television
Release



Original network ABC
Picture format 720p (HDTV)
Original release October 11, 2011 – March 31, 2017
External links
Website
Last Man Standing is an American television sitcom starring Tim Allen that aired on ABC from October 11, 2011 to March 31, 2017.[2][3]
On May 10, 2017, ABC canceled the series after six seasons.[4]
Contents  [hide]
1 Premise
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main
2.2 Recurring cast
2.3 Notable guest stars
3 Episodes
4 Production
4.1 Development and casting
4.2 Filming
4.3 Cancellation
5 Reception
5.1 Critical reception
5.2 Ratings
5.3 Awards and nominations
6 Syndication
7 Broadcast
8 References
9 External links
Premise[edit]
The series follows Mike Baxter, a senior executive and director of marketing for an outdoor sporting goods store chain based in Denver, Colorado, whose world is filled with his wife, three daughters, and grandson.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
Tim Allen as Michael "Mike" Baxter
Mike is a father of three daughters and the director of marketing for the Outdoor Man chain of sporting goods stores. He fervently supports traditional American values, is a Protestant and is politically conservative. Mike loves his daughters but says his favorite is Eve, the youngest and most athletic daughter, and whose political opinions and interests mirror his own. He is proud of her ability to excel at anything she tries, including school work, hunting, and playing sports. Mike often finds himself annoyed with Outdoor Man's young slow-witted employee Kyle, and with Ryan, his politically liberal son-in-law and the father of Mike's grandson Boyd. The video blog or "vlog" that Mike does for Outdoor Man is frequently used as a vehicle to rant about his political views. Mike is a graduate of the University of Michigan, and an amateur radio operator using the call sign KA0XTT.[5]
Nancy Travis as Vanessa Baxter, Mike's wife
Vanessa is a geologist working in the energy industry for a company that does hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking". In season four, Vanessa becomes frustrated with her job and decides to become a high school science teacher. Vanessa was ambiguous in her political views until season five, when she announces she is supporting Hillary Clinton for president, mainly because she thinks it will advance women's causes. She is also shown drinking wine frequently, and nearly as frequently mocked by Mike and her daughters about it. She is a graduate of Ohio State University. Vanessa has a tendency to put her foot in her mouth when around people of other races. Despite this, she and her African-American neighbor Carol Larabee seem to get along. Vanessa's humor tends to include puns.
Amanda Fuller (seasons 2–6) and Alexandra Krosney (season 1) as Kristin Beth Baxter, the oldest daughter.
Kristin, unlike her father, espouses more liberal beliefs. During her senior year of high school, Kristin became pregnant with her son, Boyd. She was a single mom living in the Baxter home until moving out in the season two finale. She began to reconcile with Boyd's father, Ryan, in season three, and the two get married between seasons four and five. Kristin worked at a diner until landing a job at an upscale restaurant run by a former co-worker at the end of season two. In season four, she becomes the manager of the new restaurant opened by Outdoor Man. Kristin tends to work extra hard in this new job to prove she did not get the position through nepotism, despite Mike and Ed frequently telling her she was qualified. Alexandra Krosney portrayed Kristin in the show's first season, but she was replaced by Amanda Fuller prior to season two for unspecified creative reasons.[6]
Molly Ephraim as Amanda Elaine "Mandy" Baxter, the middle daughter.
Mandy is nowhere near as intelligent as her sisters, but excels in social situations. Interested in fashion, she was one of the most popular girls at her high school. Mandy is very confident and creative, demonstrating traits found in her father. Unlike the rest of the family, she is usually lazy, conceited, and selfish, but occasionally displays moments of generosity and caring. She started dating Kyle in season 2. As of season three, she is attending a local college and working at the diner where Kristin used to work. Later that same season, she begins an online clothing business, selling her self-designed fashions which she assembles in the basement of her parents' house. Kyle asks her to marry him in season 5, the 100th episode. She marries Kyle in season six, but they have yet to move out of the Baxter home. Up until she turned 21, a running gag on the show was Mike, Vanessa, and occasionally Kristin snatching glasses of alcohol out of Mandy's hand, usually followed by Mandy making a lame excuse.
Kaitlyn Dever as Eve Baxter, the youngest daughter.
Eve is an intelligent, athletic tomboy and generally has the same interests as Mike, including camping, sports, guns, and the military. She is Mike's favorite daughter, and excels at her hobbies. She frequently outplays the boys in soccer and makes the boys' football team as their placekicker. She is well aware of being the favorite over her two sisters. Eve has also inherited her father's sense of humor, and her trademark sarcastic wit is frequently directed at clueless sister Mandy. Eve is a member of Army Junior ROTC and works toward gaining admittance to West Point. Her first attempt to do so is unsuccessful. In season six, Eve has decided to take a "personal year" rather than immediately attend college. She spends some of this time singing and playing guitar for money, but this proves to be unfruitful. During her gap year, Eve applies to the Air Force Academy in nearby Colorado Springs, and is accepted.
Christoph Sanders as Kyle Anderson, a young employee at Outdoor Man.
Kyle is universally recognized as a good guy. Kyle idolizes Mike, having grown up without a father figure. Kyle takes care of his grandmother who has dementia, and it is implied he grew up in her home. Kyle is often oblivious to social cues and is slow to catch on to the events happening around him. Kyle dated Kristin in season one and started dating Mandy in season two before proposing in season five, and marrying Mandy in season six.
Héctor Elizondo as Edward "Ed" Alzate, Mike's longtime boss.
Ed started a bait and tackle shop many years ago and hired Mike, who helped turn the shop into the 20-store Outdoor Man chain.[7] Ed is perhaps fifteen years older than Mike, but the two men bond over similar outdoor hobbies and shared conservative values. Mike regularly talks to Ed about the happenings in his home and occasionally seeks advice. Having been divorced four times, Ed's suggestions are rarely helpful. Ed is a Vietnam veteran, although he saw no combat in Vietnam, stating that he was a clerk in Saigon. He continues to help fellow veterans at the local Veterans of Foreign Wars hall with their Veteran Affairs paperwork. Ed is also a recurring target for jokes about his age, most often from Mike. It is revealed in season 6 that Ed has early onset dementia.
Flynn Morrison (regular, seasons 2–6) and Evan and Luke Kruntchev (recurring, season 1) as Boyd Baxter, Kristin's son.
Mike enjoys spending quality time with his grandson Boyd, and affectionately views him as the son he never had. Mike and Ryan often clash on how he should be raised. Boyd enjoys activities encouraged by both his father and grandfather.
Jordan Masterson (regular, seasons 4–6; recurring, seasons 2–3) and Nick Jonas (guest star, season 1) as Ryan Vogelson, Boyd's Canadian father.
Though Ryan initially fled when Kristin got pregnant, the two reconciled and got engaged at the end of season 3. Ryan holds staunchly liberal views, both politically and philosophically. He and Mike routinely clash over their fundamentally opposing values, especially when it comes to child-rearing. Many of Ryan's atheistic and liberal views are hypocritical, as Mike is often quick to point out. Ryan wishes to raise his son without religion and patriotism, but neither Mike nor Kristin allow this. His vegan diet, political correctness, views on discipline, and general sensitivity are an affront to Mike's beliefs. On rare occasions, Ryan agrees with Mike on what is best for Boyd's future, but this usually winds up creating rifts with Kristin or Vanessa.
Jonathan Adams as Chuck Larabee (regular, seasons 4–6; recurring, seasons 2–3), Mike and Vanessa's neighbor.
Chuck is a retired U.S. Marine and a veteran of the first Gulf War who runs a private security business and later takes charge of security for the Denver Outdoor Man. Chuck is an African-American, and often jokes with Mike about racial stereotypes. Mike and Chuck regularly exchange barbs as if they don't like each other. In reality, they are good friends, despite being unwilling to admit it. Vanessa sees right through their heated exchanges, often telling them to "get a room".
Recurring cast[edit]
Robert Forster as Bud Baxter (seasons 1, 3–4), Mike's widower father who is initially in the construction business, but later opens a marijuana store after it becomes legal in Colorado.
Erika Alexander as Carol Larabee (seasons 2–5), Chuck's wife and Mike and Vanessa's neighbor. She is also Vanessa's best friend. Vanessa often goes overboard trying to act racially open-minded around her, but usually ends up looking foolish and annoying Carol.
Carla Jimenez as Blanca (seasons 2–4), the Baxters' housekeeper who also helps Mandy with her fashion business.
Sarah Gilman as Cammy Harris (seasons 2–6), Eve's soccer teammate and extremely chatty best friend.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas as John Baker (seasons 2–3), Kristin's boss at a fancy restaurant where she works. Thomas also guest-starred as "Randy" (a nod to his Home Improvement character) in the season 4 episode "Helen Potts", with fellow Home Improvement co-star Patricia Richardson.
Christina Moore as April (seasons 1 & 3), Vanessa's air-headed and immature younger sister. She is always asking for money.
Danielle Bisutti as Michelle (season 1), Vanessa's friend and next-door neighbor; she is a meteorologist.
Tye Sheridan as Justin (seasons 3-4), Eve's fellow Jr. ROTC member and football teammate who becomes her boyfriend. The two break up in season 4.
Zachary Gordon as Andrew (season 3), Eve's nerdy classmate who worships her and desperately wants to be her boyfriend.
Joely Fisher as Wendi Gracin (seasons 3–5), Ed's meddling younger girlfriend, whom he meets near the end of season three. Ed routinely has to put her in her place, particularly when she tries to get involved in decisions pertaining to his business. Wendi deserts Ed offscreen between Seasons 4 and 5, but the two patch things up and reunite.
Jay Leno as Joe Leonard (seasons 5–6), a semi-retired auto technician from whom Vanessa buys a classic car for Mike. Joe later works in the repair shop at Outdoor Man, servicing ATVs and snowmobiles.
Travis Tope as Rob (season 6), Eve's boyfriend who is studying criminal justice at UC Boulder. He's a recovering alcoholic, which worries Mike and Vanessa when they first meet him.
Notable guest stars[edit]
Several notable guest stars have appeared throughout the series, including appearances made from cast members of Tim Allen's previous series, Home Improvement.[citation needed]
Jere Burns (4.22) as Victor Vogelson, Ryan's estranged father
Blake Clark (5.16) as Clark, the owner of a club in which Eve performed
Andrew Daly (1.16)
Bill Engvall (5.21, 6.7 & 6.18) as Reverend Paul
Michael Gross (3.19) as Mr. Hardin
Tony Hawk (1.12) as himself
Nick Jonas (1.10) as Ryan in his first appearance
Kim Kardashian (1.16) as herself
Richard Karn (2.9 & 2.17) as Bill McKendree. Karn portrayed Al Borland, co-worker and friend to Tim Allen's character on Home Improvement
Reba McEntire (5.19) as Billie Cassidy, Mike's college girlfriend
Frankie Muniz (1.18) as Richard
Cassandra Peterson (1.4) as Elvira
Patricia Richardson (4.12 & 5.17) as Helen Potts, the Baxters's widowed neighbor. Richardson portrayed Jill Taylor, the wife of Tim Allen's character in Home Improvement
Robin Roberts (5.17) as Teresa, a tank mechanic and Persian Gulf War veteran
Si Robertson (3.1)
Willie Robertson (3.1)
Mike Rowe (1.18) as Jimmy Baxter, Mike's younger brother
Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1.13) as Gabriella Alzate, one of Ed's five daughters
Tony Stewart (1.17) as himself
Paul F. Tompkins (1.2) as Chester McAllister
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Last Man Standing episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 24 October 11, 2011 May 8, 2012
2 18 November 2, 2012 March 22, 2013
3 22 September 20, 2013 April 25, 2014
4 22 October 3, 2014 April 17, 2015
5 22 September 25, 2015 April 22, 2016
6 22 September 23, 2016 March 31, 2017
Production[edit]
Development and casting[edit]
Last Man Standing first appeared on ABC's development slate in late 2010 when writer Jack Burditt received a put pilot commitment from the network under the original title Man Up.[8] In January 2011, ABC green-lighted production of a pilot episode under the title Last Days of Man.[9][10] On February 18, Tim Allen, who had been attached to the potential series from the beginning, officially joined the project in the lead role.[11][12][13] At the end of March, Nancy Travis joined the cast in the leading female role as Allen's "smart and loving wife who doesn't miss much".[14][15][16] Soon thereafter, Héctor Elizondo came on board in a supporting role as the boss to Allen's character.[17]
Filming[edit]
On May 13, 2011, ABC picked up the pilot for the 2011–2012 television season under the new title Last Man Standing.[18] On May 17, 2011, ABC announced that the series would air on Tuesday nights at 8 Eastern/7 Central.[19] It debuted on October 11, 2011, with the first two episodes airing in a one-hour premiere.[20]
On November 3, 2011, the series was picked up for a full season of twenty-two episodes.[21] On January 12, 2012, the order was increased to twenty-four episodes.[22]
On May 11, 2012, ABC renewed the series for a second season set to air in the 2012–2013 season in November.[23][24]
On June 11, 2012, Tim Doyle was hired as the new showrunner of the series. Doyle was the third showrunner that the series had had since it entered production. Doyle replaced Kevin Abbott, who joined the staff as the showrunner mid-way in the first season. Abbott replaced series creator Jack Burditt, who was the showrunner for the first thirteen episodes. Unlike Burditt, who is no longer credited as an executive producer, Abbott continued to serve as an executive producer while showrunning the fellow ABC sitcom Malibu Country starring Reba McEntire. Both Last Man Standing and Malibu Country aired as a part of ABC's Friday night lineup for the 2012–2013 primetime television season.[25] On November 8, 2012, Abbott re-joined the Last Man Standing crew full-time, after a stint in rehab, and gave Nastaran Dibai full showrunning duties of Malibu Country.[26]
On June 11, 2012, it was announced that Alexandra Krosney (Kristin) was let go from the show for creative reasons.[27] Krosney was replaced by Amanda Fuller in season 2.[28] On June 19, 2012, it was also announced that twins Luke and Evan Kruntchev, who played the role of Boyd in season 1, would not be returning; they were replaced by Flynn Morrison in season 2.[29] The character of Boyd was also age-advanced from two years old to five years old.[30] Jordan Masterson plays Ryan, Boyd's father, in a recurring role beginning in season 2.[31] The role was previously played by Nick Jonas, who guest-starred in one episode in season 1.[32]
The second season initially received a 13-episode order. ABC announced on November 12, 2012, that an additional three scripts had been ordered.[33] On November 27, five more episodes were ordered to bring the second-season episode total to 18.[34]
On May 10, 2013, the series was renewed for a third season,[35] which premiered on September 20, 2013, and ended on April 25, 2014, after 22 episodes.[36]
On May 10, 2014, ABC renewed Last Man Standing for a fourth season, which premiered on October 3, 2014.[37] Allen and Elizondo guest-starred as their Last Man Standing characters in a crossover episode with the fellow ABC Friday sitcom Cristela.[38]
On May 10, 2015, ABC announced the show had been renewed for a fifth season. Last Man Standing had become a solid performer for the Friday night lineup at ABC, which with the help of Shark Tank and 20/20 has become the top network among adults 18–49 for the night. Leading off Friday night for ABC, the sitcom averaged a 1.8 rating in adults 18–49 and 8.2 million viewers overall, according to Nielsen's Live+7 estimates.[39][40]
On May 13, 2016, ABC renewed the series for a sixth and final season, which premiered on September 23, 2016.[41]
Cancellation[edit]
On May 10, 2017, ABC canceled Last Man Standing after six seasons, despite the series being the second most-watched ABC sitcom during the 2016–17 season (based on Live+7 figures), with ratings remaining mostly steady during its sixth season.[4] A rep for 20th Century Fox TV said cancellation decisions are made by ABC. "This was a scheduling decision," wrote Jori Arancio, senior vice president of ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios. ABC and its production partner for the show, 20th Century Fox TV, typically negotiate licensing fees prior to each season; however, the network decided to cancel the show without doing so. Also, the contract between 20th Century Fox Television and ABC for the show, in which 20th Century Fox Television covered the cost of production, had expired after six seasons. Had the series been renewed for a seventh season, ABC would have been required to pick up Last Man Standing's production costs, which the network was unwilling to do.[42]
The cancellation was met with outrage from the show's fans, many of whom took to social media to voice their displeasure and petition for another network to pick up the show.[43] It also happened some months after lead actor Tim Allen (who is also a real-life Republican) said in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, possibly with tongue in cheek, that being a Republican in Hollywood is "like 1930s Germany. You gotta be real careful around here, you know. You’ll get beat up if you don’t believe what everybody believes.” His comment was widely criticized, especially his comparing the treatment of Republicans in Hollywood with Nazi Germany. This led many to believe that the show had been cancelled because of his statements.[44]
A viewer petition on the website Change.org calling for ABC to reinstate Last Man Standing had reportedly surpassed 140,000 signatures as of May 16. In a conference call with reporters a day earlier, ABC president Channing Dungey stated, "Last Man Standing was a challenging one for me, because it was a steady performer. Once we made the decision not to continue with comedy on Friday, it was just kind of that's where we landed." Dungey cited studio ownership, future creative direction, ratings and viewer engagement as all factors in her decision.[45]
Tim Allen voiced his displeasure with the cancellation, tweeting on May 16: "Stunned and blindsided by the network I called home for the last six years."[46]
With the petition to save Last Man Standing approaching 300,000 signatures on May 17, rumors circulated that Fox was seriously considering acquiring the series, as it already owns the rights through its production sibling, 20th Century Fox Television.[47] Variety later confirmed in an exclusive report that 20th Century Fox Television is actively shopping the series to other networks and streaming services in hopes it will be picked up for a seventh season.[48]
Reception[edit]
Critical reception[edit]

Last Man Standing stars Héctor Elizondo (left), Tim Allen and Christoph Sanders
Last Man Standing received generally negative reviews from critics. Season one has an approval rating of 14% on Rotten Tomatoes[49] and a score of 33 out of 100 on Metacritic.[50] The Hollywood Reporter commented: "A predictable sitcom with a stupid premise and bad acting."[51] Los Angeles Times: "The jokes and plots have been efficiently constructed, but most have no traction; they slide right off you, and the characters themselves seem disconnected from one another."[52] Conversely, Entertainment Weekly wrote: "When I look at the now-rounded softness of Tim Allen, and note once again how his sandpaper voice contrasts winningly with his hopeful eyes, it's impossible to plunge a shiv into this series."[53]
Season two scored 40% at Rotten Tomatoes.[54] Entertainment Weekly commented: "I think it's time the folks involved with Last take a closer look at All in the Family, in which the prejudice was built around real jokes."[55] The A.V. Club: "The problem with Last Man Standing's attempts to go political is exemplified by the first scene of the season première, which remains one of the most uncomfortable scenes of television I've ever watched ... doing its best to push buttons in the audience that don’t need to be pushed, as if it thinks what made [Norman] Lear’s sitcoms a success was the yelling or the mentions of social issues that people sometimes argued about."[56] Philly.com wrote about season three: "The unlikely comeback vehicle for Tim Allen, Last Man Standing on ABC, is a thoroughly traditional, absolutely charming sitcom. [...] Last Man is both economical and efficient, getting excellent comic mileage out of the most marginal bit players."[57]
The series was particularly popular among conservatives, many of whom viewed the show as a counterpoint to Modern Family, another 20th Century Fox sitcom that aired on ABC at the same time and featured more liberal ideologies.[42] A study conducted during the 2016 US Presidential Election found that it was the tenth most popular show on television with Republicans.[58]
Ratings[edit]
ABC's series premiere of Last Man Standing drew a 3.5 adults 18–49 rating. That was 9% better than the 3.2 adults 18–49 rating for the series premiere of No Ordinary Family in the same time-slot the previous year (which was two weeks earlier in the season). Season 2 of Last Man Standing premiered with a 2.0, down about 38% from its first-season premiere, but up about 18% from the previous season's finale.[59]
Season Timeslot (ET) No. of
episodes Premiered Ended TV season Rank Viewers
(million) Live + DVR
viewers
Date Premiere viewers
(million) Premiere 18–49
rating/share Date Finale viewers
(million) Finale 18–49
rating/share
1 Tuesday 8:00 pm 24 October 11, 2011 12.93[60] 3.4/10[60] May 8, 2012 6.62[61] 1.7/5[61] 2011–12 50 9.12[62] 9.76[63]
2 Friday 8:00 pm 18 November 2, 2012 8.07[64] 2.0/7[64] March 22, 2013 7.85[65] 1.6/6[65] 2012–13 53[66] 7.93[67] 8.34[68]
3 22 September 20, 2013 6.67[69] 1.5/6[69] April 25, 2014 6.10[70] 1.4/6[70] 2013–14 58 7.17[71] 7.92[72]
4 22 October 3, 2014 6.91[73] 1.3/5[73] April 17, 2015 6.16[74] 1.1/5[74] 2014–15 60[75] 8.18[75] 8.52[76]
5 22 September 25, 2015 6.26[77] 1.1/5[77] April 22, 2016 5.94[78] 1.0/4[78] 2015–16 56[79] 7.96[79] TBA
6 22 September 23, 2016 5.95[80] 1.1/5[80] March 31, 2017 6.06[81] 1.1/5[81] 2016–17 TBA TBA TBA
Awards and nominations[edit]
Last Man Standing was nominated for a 2012 People's Choice Award for "Favorite New TV Comedy", but lost to CBS's 2 Broke Girls.
Year Association Category Nominee / episode Outcome
2011 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Television Series[citation needed] Carl Thiel (composer) Won
2012 People's Choice Awards Favorite New TV Comedy Last Man Standing Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor Tim Allen Nominated
TV Guide Magazine's Fan Favorites Awards Favorite Comeback[82] Won
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress Kaitlyn Dever Nominated
2013 Environmental Media Awards Television Episodic Comedy[83] "Mother Fracker" Won
2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series Donald A. Morgan – "Eve's Boyfriend" Nominated
Syndication[edit]
On September 4, 2015, the series joined the CMT Network with a mini-marathon of episodes. On September 3, 2015, it was announced that ABC Family (now Freeform) had obtained syndication rights to the series, which began airing episodes on September 28, 2015.[84] Additionally, on May 15, 2015, it was announced that Hallmark Channel has obtained the rights to the sitcom and began airing the series in January 2016.[85] The first five seasons are also available for streaming on Netflix. The syndication of Last Man Standing was a major success in a time when few off-network reruns were becoming hits.[42]
Broadcast[edit]
Last Man Standing airs on Fox8, Network Ten and Eleven (previously aired on One) in Australia,[86] City in Canada and TV3 in New Zealand.[87] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it premiered on October 9, 2012.[88] The second season premiered on January 30, 2014.[89]


Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Broad City

Broad City


Genre: Comedy


Created by:

Ilana Glazer
Abbi Jacobson


Starring:

Ilana Glazer
Abbi Jacobson
(Tony Danza---- Mr. Oh Eh.  Eh Oh.)

Theme music composer: DJ Raff

Opening theme: "Latino & Proud"

Country of origin: United States

Original language(s): English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 30 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Ilana Glazer
Abbi Jacobson
Amy Poehler
Dave Becky
Tony Hernandez
Samantha Saifer
Producer(s)
Lilly Burns
John Skidmore
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s)
Paper Kite Productions
3 Arts Entertainment
Jax Media
Comedy Partners
Release
Original network Comedy Central
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format Stereo (2014–15)
5.1 surround sound (2016–)
Original release January 22, 2014 – present
External links
[comedycentral.com/shows/broad-city Website]
Broad City is an American comedy television series, created by and starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. It was developed from their web series of the same name, which was independently produced from 2009 to 2011.[1] The creation of the web series began after Glazer received poor feedback on a project she and a partner had been working on. After expressing her frustration to Jacobson, the two decided to work on a project together, eventually creating the web series Broad City.[2] The series is based on Glazer and Jacobson's real life friendship, and their attempt to "make it" in New York.[3] Amy Poehler is one of Broad City's executive producers, and appeared in the webseries finale.[1] The series premiered on Comedy Central on January 22, 2014.[4]
The second season premiered on January 14, 2015[5] while the third season premiered on February 17, 2016.[6][7] The series has also been renewed for a fourth and fifth season.[8] On December 7, 2016, Glazer and Jacobson announced August 2017 as the premiere date for the fourth season, which is being shot in winter as opposed to the regular summer shooting schedule.[9]
Contents  [hide]
1 Synopsis
2 Cast
2.1 Main cast
2.2 Recurring cast
3 Episodes
4 Production
5 Reception
5.1 Ratings
5.2 Critical reception
5.3 Awards and nominations
6 Home Media
7 Controversy
7.1 "Broad Fucking City" t-shirt incident
8 References
9 External links
Synopsis[edit]
Broad City follows Ilana and Abbi, two Jewish American women in their twenties, who experience adventures of carelessness and frivolity in New York City. Ilana seeks to avoid working as much as possible while pursuing her relentless hedonism, and Abbi tries to make a career as an illustrator, often getting sidetracked into Ilana's schemes.
Cast[edit]
Main cast[edit]

Jacobson (left) and Glazer (right) at Internet Week New York in May 2015.
Abbi Jacobson as Abbi Abrams,[4] a twenty-six-year-old woman from the Philadelphia Main Line. Like her best friend Ilana, she enjoys smoking marijuana, albeit less often. For the majority of the series, Abbi worked as a cleaner at a fitness center called Soulstice (a parody of, and named for Equinox[10] and SoulCycle[11]). She is eventually promoted to trainer and begins teaching fitness classes for senior citizens. She is also a struggling illustrator who dreams of quitting Soulstice to pursue art full-time. Abbi endeavors to find a balance between being a responsible, self-sufficient adult while being fun-loving and free-spirited like Ilana. She has a roommate who is never seen, although her roommate's freeloading boyfriend Matt, called by his last name "Bevers", is always around. Abbi has a huge crush on her neighbor Jeremy, but manages to embarrass herself every time she's around him. They eventually sleep together, but break up after an argument over a dildo. At the end of Season 3, she begins dating her boss Trey, but attempts to keep it a secret out of embarrassment. Abbi is the more level-headed of the two friends, but can lose her head when intoxicated or participating in competition.
Ilana Glazer as Ilana Wexler,[4] a twenty-three-year-old woman from Long Island. She is a slacker and marijuana enthusiast who is often oblivious to how others react to her self-absorbed antics. For the majority of the series, Ilana worked at a nondescript sales company called Deals Deals Deals, but rarely did any work and often took breaks lasting hours. She was disdained by her coworkers because of her lazy attitude, but her passive boss Todd kept her employed due to his submissiveness. She was finally fired after posting the bestiality video "Mr. Hands" to the company Twitter account. She shares an apartment with a gay immigrant named Jaime, and has an ongoing sexual relationship with Lincoln, a mild-mannered dentist. Ilana regards their relationship as "purely physical," much to Lincoln's dismay, although she often exhibits genuine caring for him. Compared to her best friend Abbi, she is more free-spirited and sexually liberated, but every escapade has unintended consequences—which usually impact Abbi, who is reluctantly dragged into Ilana's schemes.
Recurring cast[edit]
Hannibal Buress as Lincoln Rice, DDS – a successful pediatric dentist with whom Ilana has a recurring sexual relationship. He has romantic feelings for Ilana and wants to take their relationship further, but she is unreceptive to his advances. He is a funny, easygoing guy and often plays games and tells jokes with his dental patients. He is also a loyal friend to Abbi. In Season 3, he breaks up with Ilana to be monogamous with a new girlfriend.
Paul W. Downs as Trey Pucker – Abbi's boss at Soulstice. He is a genuinely nice guy and a hardcore health and fitness enthusiast. When he was 18, he made homemade masturbation videos under the name "Kirk Steele". For the majority of the series, he was oblivious to Abbi's desire to be a trainer and badgered her to clean things around the gym. Abbi and Trey began dating in Season 3, although Abbi attempted to keep it a secret out of embarrassment.
John Gemberling as Matthew "Matty" Bevers – Abbi's (always-absent) roommate's boyfriend who seems to never leave. He is a messy, disgusting freeloader who eats Abbi's food and lives in her apartment rent-free. In spite of this, he has been shown to have a sweet, sensitive side. He is oblivious to Abbi's disdain for him and considers them to be best friends.
Arturo Castro as James "Jaime" Castro – Ilana's gay drug-dealing roommate. Jaime is a Guatemalan immigrant who exhibits extreme guilt over what he perceives as wrongs he has committed against his friends; however, they are usually minor transgressions. He becomes an American citizen in Season 2.
Stephen Schneider as Jeremy Santos – Abbi's across-the-hall neighbor, on whom she has a big crush; he is polite and easy-going, but his mere presence reduces Abbi to nervous, regrettable behavior. Abbi and Jeremy eventually sleep together, but break up after she ruins his custom dildo.
Chris Gethard as Todd – Ilana's former boss at fictional web "deal" company Deals Deals Deals. He is generally submissive and ineffectual at attempting to curb Ilana's lack of commitment to the job.
Nicole Drespel as Nicole – Ilana's former co-worker, a serious worker who disdains Ilana and secretly documented her offensive activities in the office.
Eliot Glazer as Eliot - Ilana's gay brother who got a promotion at work requiring him to move to London, England.
Susie Essman as Bobbi Wexler - Ilana and Eliot's mom who lives on Long Island and loves high quality knock-off handbags.
Bob Balaban as Arthur Wexler - Ilana and Eliot's dad who lives on Long Island.
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Broad City episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 10 January 22, 2014 March 26, 2014
2 10 January 14, 2015 March 18, 2015
3 10 February 17, 2016 April 20, 2016
Production[edit]
Glazer and Jacobson met when they both attended courses at the Upright Citizens Brigade. In February 2010 they started their own web series on YouTube, which proved popular. Amy Poehler became aware of the series and mentored Glazer and Jacobson, becoming executive producer when the show came to TV. When Glazer and Jacobson wrote the pilot script, their characters were named Evelyn Wexler and Carly Abrams[12] respectively, but ended up using their real first names instead. The pair continued writing most of the episodes together, with approximately half of the episodes to date bearing their names as writers.
Paul W. Downs, who produces and stars as Trey, has written several episodes on the series with Lucia Aniello, who has also produced and directed episodes on the series. Paul has written "Working Girls" (episode 1.3), "Knockoffs" (episode 2.4) and "Coat Check" (episode 2.9).[13]
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
Since its premiere in 2014, Broad City has performed well, averaging 1.2 million viewers per episode, becoming Comedy Central's highest-rated first season since 2012 among the younger demographics, including adults 18–34.[14]
Despite initial commercial success and ongoing positive critical reviews, by March 2016 the show was receiving well under 1 million viewers, with less than 600,000 tuning in during the second week of the month.[15]
Critical reception[edit]
The show has received critical acclaim. Review aggregation website Metacritic noted season 1 received "generally favorable reviews," giving it a score of 75 out of 100, based on reviews from 14 critics.[16] Karen Valby from Entertainment Weekly described the show as a "deeply weird, weirdly sweet, and completely hilarious comedy."[17] The Wall Street Journal referred to the show as "Sneak Attack Feminism." Critic Megan Angelo quotes Abbi Jacobson, main star of Comedy Central's Broad City: "If you watch one of our episodes, there’s not a big message, but if you watch all of them, I think, they’re empowering to women.”[18] The A.V. Club critic Caroline Framke wrote that Broad City was "worth watching" despite its "well-trod premise," and that the series is "remarkably self-possessed, even in its first episode."[1]
Season 1 of the show received a 96% "Certified Fresh" rating from Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews from 23 critics, with the site's consensus stating, "From its talented producers to its clever writing and superb leads, Broad City boasts an uncommonly fine pedigree."[19] The A.V. Club named Broad City the second best TV show of 2014 for its first season.[20]
Season 2 received positive reviews, with Metacritic giving it a score of 89 out of 100, based on reviews from 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."[21] Rotten Tomatoes gave the second season a rating of 100%, based on reviews from 11 critics, with the site's consensus: "Led by two of the funniest women on TV, Broad City uses its stars' vibrant chemistry to lend an element of authenticity to the show's chaotic yet enlightening brand of comedy."[22]
Season 3 received positive reviews as well, with Metacritic giving it a score of 87 out of 100, based on reviews from 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim." [23] Ben Travers from Indiewire summarizes what he sees as the strengths of the first two episodes of season 3: "Each half hour feels as free-wheeling and wild as Ilana so boldly is, but also as meticulously put-together as Abby [sic] strives to be...the integration of its two creators attitudes into the core makeup of the series helps to illustrate how groundbreaking Broad City really is." [24]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result
2014 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Comedy Series Broad City Nominated
Best Actress in a Comedy Series Ilana Glazer Nominated
2015 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Comedy Series Broad City Nominated
Best Actress in a Comedy Series Ilana Glazer Nominated
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Susie Essman Nominated
2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Comedic Performance Ilana Glazer & Abbi Jacobson Pending
Home Media[edit]
DVD Title Season Episodes Aspect ratio Running time Year
Season One 1 10 16:9 220 minutes December 2, 2014
Season Two 2 10 16:9 220 minutes January 5, 2016
Season Three 3 10 16:9 210 minutes January 10, 2017
Controversy[edit]
"Broad Fucking City" t-shirt incident[edit]
On March 23, 2015, college student Daniel Podolsky was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight which was grounded in St Louis after a gate attendant took issue with the Broad City t-shirt (which read "Broad Fucking City")[25] he had been given as a handout at Comedy Central's SXSW event. Initially receiving coverage on a local Fox affiliate, KTVI, the story was picked up by Glenn Beck's The Blaze[26] and quickly went viral, reaching the home pages of Buzzfeed, CNN, Vice News,[27] and was also featured as the Moment of Zen on The Daily Show. Ilana Glazer responded by tweeting, "I love you, daniel podolsky," along with a link to the Blaze's story.[28]